The Canadien Champion, Fniday, Junie 30, 2000 - 19 Ihonestly just couldn't hepmyefirave It said very clearly that if you didn't want to know who was going to get booted off the island that night, as weil as the possible eventual winner, then don't read any further. I couldn't help it. I had to read it. in so stupid. Survivor is one of only four shows 1 watch regu- larly. The others are Blind Date, AIIy McBeaI and Fraser. But, now it may be ruined for me, and I did it to myseif. Why did I have to keep reading? I should have known better. Sometimes, on videos, during the previews they wiII advertise tht soundtrack for the movie you're just about to watch, and wilI show highlights. I hate that. I stick my lingera in my tars, aquint my eyes, and hum. I don't like to know thingsa head of time, which is why in my early thirties I stopped watching Roatirunner cartoons. Even as a kid, I cheered for the coyote to catch the roadrunner and eat him up, and 1 honestly thought it was going to happen one day. The same with that rascally rabbit, Bugs Bunny. Nothing was ever going to happen to thst long-eared, carrot-chomping pest. Even when Elmer Fudd blasted him in the face with s shot- gun, nothing bad happened. There was just no point watching anymore. In the majority of movies or television pro- grains, it't not difficuit so predict the outcome, but I think we force ourselves not to think about it. Weý enter the fantasy and accept it, at lest until some- thing jumpa up and reminds us that it's not real * life. 1 useti to watch s soap opera, Santa Barbara, every single day. I admit it. 1 got caught up and couldn't bear to miss an episode. Then one day. one of the main characters wss switched and playeti by somebody else. Just like that. I said, "Helllooooo?" That was the last time I ever watched it. I must have known ail along that it wasn't re just didn't want to be reminded of it. Some celebrated prime time show similar transitions out of necessity. when they changeti Darnin on Bewi was a shocker. I could neyer get in after tbat because I couldn't look atth without being reminded of the original Incidentally, I watch reruns of tha and it drives me nuts. How come Sainantha bas to only wiggle ber no~ thing to happen, and other times she speil? And who in their right mind spend bours clesning tise bouse when to, do is zsp it dlean. Also, believe nm is a witch, one with magical powers going to take fuli sdvantage. "Zap us wstch the sunset, honey." Sometimes, they'll switch actors ini it won't matter. Seinfeld's father at not the original one. It didn't affect th was no big deal. When they switched in MASH it was okay too, because was as good or better than tise old one lIn Rosanne, however, they switche it did matter, psstly because the nei such a lousy actor, and psrtly becaut no longer Becky. Sometimes s show will muin itself for me, usual- ly un its latter stages as they try to do something to pump the ratings. lIs the Flintstones, for example, they added Kazoo, the alien. What was that ail n the about? Tslking prehistoric animais weren't l e enougb? Television shows have been known to shoot loose themselves in tse foot for different ressons, often because they're not sure of an actor's svatlsbiltty. Dallas was neyer the samne sfter a new sesson stazted with Bobby baving juat dreamed the previ- aI fe, but I ous season. Oksy. Whatever. inm a little worried about two of my other s have dont favourite shows now. Remember Who is going to wsist to go on Blind Date now tched? That when they kisow that virtually everyoise is made to the show fuis of? Maybe only Use samne types that eventsally s e arnwent <fis Jerry Springer, knowing there was going shownow to be a big fight. lIs other words, morons. shwnw And on Fraser, on last season's finale, Nules and sometimesD se for some- Daphise rau sway together. Part of the attraction of bas to say a Usat show is that somehow those two neyer quite Lis going to seemn to connect. Is this going to min it? ail they have It's an interesting bit of sideshow on some series r, if my wife when Usey don't shlow us to, see certain things. It that is, î'm keepa us interesteti because there's a mystery to Hawaii to about it. 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